06:06
Only 17 commodity vessels crossed Hormuz over the weekend, down from 37 a week earlier.
MARKET SIGNALS
Iran market signals.
Short, sourced developments across trade, industry, energy and investment.
September 21, 2026
01:40
Saudi crude moving through Hormuz averaged 2.9 million bpd over six days, up from about 700,000 bpd in August.
September 20, 2026
19:02
QatarEnergy warned the Hormuz crisis could delay parts of its North Field LNG expansion.
September 19, 2026
01:27
Turkey revoked the operating license of Bank Mellat’s Istanbul branch.
September 18, 2026
10:09
Saudi Aramco sold about 60m barrels for September–October loading via ship-to-ship transfers at Sohar.
09:29
Mahan Air suspended Istanbul and Ankara flights and also halted routes to Muscat and Georgia.
September 17, 2026
16:38
VLCC orders reached 217 in 2026 as Hormuz disruption pushed more oil onto longer shipping routes.
September 16, 2026
21:11
Saudi crude offers via Sohar eased supply fears as Brent settled at $105.83 on September 16.
September 14, 2026
15:04
The U.S. blocked Iran’s nuclear chief from attending the IAEA General Conference in Vienna.
September 13, 2026
21:07
Bushehr exported $2.3bn of goods in March–August, led by petrochemicals and liquefied gases.